Buddhist Monk's Drunken Mishap Leads to Car Crash

[webfact]

Picture courtesy: Siam Rath

 

A Buddhist monk recently made headlines when he drove his car off the road in a drunken stupor, right by a football field in Nang Rong district, Buriram.

 

The incident was originally shared on TikTok, where footage showed the monk standing beside the car appearing quite intoxicated. The post revealed conflicting accounts of his background - his ID suggesting he was from Ban Kruat district, while he supposedly resides at a forest monastery in Huai Hin. Commenters on the video largely saw it as humorous due to the monk's evidently inebriated state.

 

Reporters who went to investigate found the mishap occurred on Route 24, in front of a private football field known as "General's Football Field," between Ban Nong Takhian and Nong Bote. The monk involved was identified as 53-year-old Phra Itthirit, a resident monk at a local temple in Ban Kruat.

Sommai, the 62-year-old football field owner, recounted seeing the car plunge into a ditch while she and her daughter were nearby. Her daughter filmed the incident, noting the monk appeared anxious and requested they not inform the authorities. However, they had to, as the car needed towing to be retrieved.

 

Sommai initially feared injuries but later found the scene ironically amusing, given the monk's severe drunkenness leading to the accident. She speculated light-heartedly that the monk may have inadvertently blessed the still-under-construction football field, though she remained unsure of his current whereabouts or if he had disrobed following the event, reported Siam Rath.

 

-- 2024-12-13

 

 

[flyingtlger]

A monk, drunk as a skunk....

 

[watchcat]

At least he missed the pole, it could have been worse.

[PJ71]

17 minutes ago, watchcat said:

At least he missed the pole, it could have been worse.

Yeah, the pole's ok that's the main thing.

[newbee2022]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Picture courtesy: Siam Rath

 

A Buddhist monk recently made headlines when he drove his car off the road in a drunken stupor, right by a football field in Nang Rong district, Buriram.

 

The incident was originally shared on TikTok, where footage showed the monk standing beside the car appearing quite intoxicated. The post revealed conflicting accounts of his background - his ID suggesting he was from Ban Kruat district, while he supposedly resides at a forest monastery in Huai Hin. Commenters on the video largely saw it as humorous due to the monk's evidently inebriated state.

 

Reporters who went to investigate found the mishap occurred on Route 24, in front of a private football field known as "General's Football Field," between Ban Nong Takhian and Nong Bote. The monk involved was identified as 53-year-old Phra Itthirit, a resident monk at a local temple in Ban Kruat.

 

Sommai, the 62-year-old football field owner, recounted seeing the car plunge into a ditch while she and her daughter were nearby. Her daughter filmed the incident, noting the monk appeared anxious and requested they not inform the authorities. However, they had to, as the car needed towing to be retrieved.

 

Sommai initially feared injuries but later found the scene ironically amusing, given the monk's severe drunkenness leading to the accident. She speculated light-heartedly that the monk may have inadvertently blessed the still-under-construction football field, though she remained unsure of his current whereabouts or if he had disrobed following the event, reported Siam Rath.

 

-- 2024-12-13

 

 

I thought monks are not allowed to drive by themselves.

Now we know why.....😂

[hotchilli]

Just thought he'd drop in...

[BangkokReady]

Based on the percentage of people who are monks in Thailand, are they overrepresented when it comes to crime?

[roo860]

He 'ditched ' the car